My Manz and 'em

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Growing up in The Elmwood Gardens West Second Street Housing Projects aka The New Projects, in Plainfield, New Jersey, Malik Jones has based his life and reputation in his hood on loyalty, love and respect. The son of a hustler, yet fatherless, Malik is raised by a single, working, mother of three. His life is impacted by these circumstances as he easily becomes influenced by his surroundings at a young and impressionable age. Teaming up with neighborhood friends, Malik chooses the wrong path and climbs the criminal ladder, gaining instant status in the underworld of the streets. Now a seasoned veteran in the game, Malik is ready to take he and his crew to the top┐That is, until he is taught a valuable lesson by one of his closest comrades. After an inevitable lengthy prison sentence, Malik chooses to turn his negative situation into a positive opportunity. Not only does he discover new things about himself but also a religion that contributes to him becoming a better man. Now ready to re-enter society with the intent of climbing a new ladder and traveling down a different path, Malik has a new outlook on life. After coming home meeting Meesha Malik is determined to be the man he thinks she needs him to be. But as with anything else in life, Malik quickly realizes you must crawl before you can walk. See what Malik Jones is faced with as he struggles in a world where it seems the deck is stacked against him┐ And how he deals with his significant other trying to hold him down while his Manz And 'Em try to bring him down!

J.M. Benjamin is a successful entrepreneur and motivational speaker from Plainfield, New Jersey. He is the author of the of the Essence Best Selling novel Ride Or Die Chick, Award Winning author of Down In the Dirty, On The Run With Love, Ride Or Die Chick 2, Heaven & Earth and a co-author of the non-fiction motivational book From Incarceration 2 Incorporation. Ironically, having spent more than half his life in the streets and a substantial amount of time in prison, J.M. Benjamin's only credential as a street tale story teller is simply his own first hand experience and knowledge of what the street life consists of. J.M. also mentors at risk youth. He shares his experiences and knowledge of the streets as well as how writing was and continues to be his outlet at various schools, probation and religious programs for the youth, institutions and re-entry programs for ex and incarcerated men and women, and urban communities in hopes to make a difference. He is the owner of A New Quality Publishing and publisher of the urban novels Back Stabbers by Nyema, Have You Ever? By FiFi Cureton, Ski Mask Way 2 by Ski Thompson, The Robbery Report by Glorious and Around The World Twice by Cherie Johnson & Kathy Scott both due out July 17, 2010. He has also contributed to several urban anthologies such as The Massacre, Menace II Society and Christmas In The Hood. He has received numerous of awards and accolades for his accomplishments and his contribution to his community. J.M. is also the owner of A New Quality Literary Lounge & Boutique downtown in his hometown of Plainfield where he still resides. For more info on J.M. go to, anewqualitypublishing.com or facebook.com jmbenjamin.author